Germans used to joke that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s penchant for communicating via fleeting text messages effectively marked the end of traditional historiography.

RTÉ is set to close its Washington DC bureau for at least four months in a further cost-cutting measure.

A 44-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic has won a $338m (€263m) lottery jackpot in the US.

AMANDA KNOX, who was cleared of murder and freed from prison by an Italian court in October, has hired a prominent Washington DC-based lawyer as she considers possible book deals, her spokesman said.